HC softball takes swing at prostate cancer

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Apr 4, 2013 at 9:30 PM

Hillsdale Daily NewsHILLSDALE — The Hillsdale College softball team is taking its quest for cancer awareness to the diamond.The Chargers will take its shot to help strike out prostate cancer during a special awareness program scheduled for this weekend's home games.During its home games Saturday (1:00 p.m. vs. Malone) and Sunday (noon vs. Ashland), the team will be participating in a program in conjunction with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to help raise awareness of the issue plaguing men, typically over the age of 50.Hillsdale College players will don special powder blue uniforms for these four games, and will wear bracelets with the inscription "Athletes for a Cure.""Our girls are so busy between their schoolwork and softball that it's very difficult for the team to have time for community service projects," Hillsdale coach Joe Abraham said. "Combining support for prostate cancer research with softball allows us to keep things in perspective while raising money and awareness for this dreaded disease."Bracelets will be sold just outside the dugout each day for $2 apiece. In addition, the Hillsdale College bookstore has been generous enough to donate a sweatshirt which will be raffled off at the games. Players on the Hillsdale College softball team will also bake cookies decorated with the prostate cancer awareness ribbon to be sold at the games as well.All proceeds from the various sales will go back directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.The latest research indicates one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime."The team is excited about participating in this program and Malone's coaching staff jumped right on board with its support," Abraham said.This event was inspired by past events college volleyball and basketball teams have participated in targeting breast cancer. Pink was the theme color of those events, just as powder blue is for this weekend's event.Since 1993, the Prostate Cancer Foundation's unique strategies for identifying and investing in the most promising research programs have generated life-saving results. It channels resources to the world's top scientific minds—cutting red tape and encouraging collaboration to speed breakthroughs.As a champion for increased government and private support, PCF has helped build a global research enterprise of nearly $10 billion. Through the generous contributions of its donors, it has funded more than 1,600 programs at nearly 200 research centers in 16 countries.For more information on the Prostate Cancer Foundation, please visit www.pcf.org.

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